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Culture Crawl 552 “The Police Have Questions about Your Composing”
Orchestra Iowa presents “Rebellious Russians” March 6 at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts and March 7 a the Paramount Theatre. The program will include Shostakovich’s towering 5th Symphony, and Ballet Quad Cities will be the Orchestra’s special guest to perform a brand-new interpretation of Stravinsky’s “Dumbarton Oaks Concerto.” Music Director Tim Hankewich, who …
DIVA Leader to Perform at Corridor Jazz Concert
Sherrie Maricle, founder and leader of DIVA, the world-renown all-female jazz big band, will perform at KCCK’s Corridor Jazz Project Concert, March 10 at the Solon Center for Arts. “Sherrie is one of the leading performer and clinicians in the country,” says Dennis Green, KCCK general manager. “She will be adjudicating in Nebraska a couple …
Culture Crawl 550 “Hot Back Acting”
The Iowa City Community Theatre presents Stephen Sondheim’s musical comedy “Company,” March 6-15. Director Rachel Howell and stage manger Shay Lilienthal talk about this musical that centers on the commitment-phobic Robert. Information and tickets at www.iowacitycommunitytheatre.org.
Culture Crawl 551 “Do The Head Nod”
The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art celebrates its 125th anniversary this year. Two complementary exhibitions kick off the party. “Across the Atlantic: American Impressionism through the French Lens,” explores the path to Impressionism through the nineteenth century and the complex relationship between French Impressionism of the 1870s and 1880s and the American interpretation of the …
Culture Crawl 549 “Take a Walk Through the Colon”
Actor and comedian David Lee Nelson and Riverside Theatre Artistic Director Adam Knight are childhood friends who have collaborated artistically throughout their lives. But nothing they have worked on together has been more meaningful than “Stages,” a one-man show about David’s experience with colon cancer. David used the main weapon in hid arsenal, laughter, throughout …
Culture Crawl 548 “Made Me the Man I Am”
For more than three decades, The Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success has helped minority students in the Cedar Rapids area make the most of their academic and personal lives. Ruth White, founder and executive director, and Academy director Eric Thompson talk about The Academy’s programs and invite you to support the organization and enjoy …
Culture Crawl 547 “Next to the Frozen Head”
It’s “Disney in Concert” with Orchestra Iowa, Feb. 22 at 2:30 and 7:30pm at the Paramount Theatre. Tim Hankewich says it’s a full multi-media show, including video clips, rarely-seen storyboards and art, plus a troupe of singer-dancers to bring your Disney favorites to life. Tim says what makes a concert like this special is that …
Culture Crawl 546 “Framed So You Can See The Grocery List”
Gilded Pear Gallery is bringing in the big guns for their next show, “Collector Showcase.” It will feature some of the best-known names in art history with connections to Cedar Rapids, including pieces by Grant Wood, Mauricio Lasansky, Conger Metcalf, Bertha Jaques, and Marvin Cone. The Cone piece is the first time his work has …